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Nock & Load

Nock & Load

OBrooks · February 2, 2025 · Action, Archery, Roguelite, Medieval, Casual

Nock & Load is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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Mostly Positive72% · 53
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Free
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Nock & Load price

Nock & Load is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About Nock & Load

Become the best band of bowmen in the land by defeating all those who would stand against you! Nock & Load is a small, casual archery game with PvP and roguelike elements. Recruit archers into your troop and collect upgrades to outmatch your foes.Features:
  • Fill out your ranks with up to five bowmen
  • Line up your shot and strike down your enemies in a hail of arrows
  • Hunt birds on your travels to collect gold
  • Use gold to purchase upgrades for your bowmen
  • Enable multiplayer mode for the chance to match up against other players on your travels

Nock & Load — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player, Online PvP
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Nock & Load has an addictive roguelike foundation that some players find hilarious and engaging, but it's hampered by frustrating controls, balancing issues, and bugs like invisible enemies and crashes that undermine the experience. Players appreciate the core concept and progression mechanics, though the game needs refinement to move beyond occasional fun into consistently enjoyable gameplay.

Not recommended Jan 18, 2026
not really fun just aggrivating
Recommended Jan 12, 2026
The roguelike aspects are so well made. This game is hella addicting. Can't believe this is free!
Recommended Dec 19, 2025
Good concept with high potential. Needs balancing and some other things to make it more fun than frustrating.
Not recommended Sep 12, 2025
The controls are infuriatingly horrible, the upgrades lie to you (get an NPC upgrade and they don't even show up) The bird hunting minigame is horrible, getting hit in the big toe does the same amount of damage as getting hit in the head. Cannot recommend this abandonware.
Recommended Jul 6, 2025
Hilarious game.
Recommended Jul 1, 2025
A very fun game with a couple of glitches. Sometimes you cannot see all of your enemies archers, and it crashed around round 25, only showing me a still image of the ground and sky. I had almost all 5 of my archers maxed out with armor and +4 arrows, so I was just wiping the floor with everyone else. I wish there was some campaign, or at least some way of saving progress. All in all, I have really enjoyed this game, and would recommend it.

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